Justin Bieber Hits 6 Million Twitter Followers; Tweets Thank You

Justin Bieber had a really exciting morning on Tuesday. The 16-year-old pop star has hit several social media milestones, including his most recent feat: reaching 6 million followers on Twitter. In recognition of the fan support, he tweeted a series of messages to his devoted Beliebers.

"So I wake up today to almost 15 million on Facebook, over a BILLION VIEWS on YOUTUBE, and...6 MILLION OF THE GREATEST FANS ON EARTH ON TWITTER!!!! THANK U," he wrote. "This is crazy...My Hometown only has 30,000 people total! NUTS."

The Canadian singer has a ton of fans around the globe, but his follower count got an extra push on Tuesday when #6millionbeliebers became a top trend on Twitter. Justin, being ever-so-grateful, responded with a huge thank you to his supporters:

"So let me break this down for you. This is for all the kids out there with a dream. For every person out there who gets told you cant be somebody or achieve something. For everyone who dreams of something more. I'm from a small town many have never heard of. My parents had me as teenagers. Me and my my mom lived in a small apartment.

No one in my family had really left my town or the area and i never thought leaving was possible, but then u all found me, and you all changed my life and showed me opportunity i didnt think existed. You taught me to #dreambig and #neversaynever. So thank u. I'm just like u, and I hope our story 2gether can help u all in 1 way or another the way you have all helped me. We are just getting started."

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